Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 28, 2014

With the rise of Facebook’s popularity, the launch of Twitter, and the surge of influence from social news sites like Digg, social media looked to be a great breeding ground for marketers to make their mark. Digg was an incredibly powerful platform to drive traffic and pageviews to reasonably good content. But this is how it is.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

One-off campaigns can help drive viral success, but social media is not a “set it and forget it&# type of initiative. Then, when you’re joining a community for the first time, you’ll need to study the users and slowly build relationships with them. MrBabyMan , Digg’s top user, was an unknown once.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# More importantly, they’ve created a go-to place or space for community. Roger Smith Hotel also teaches us another thing: you should take advantage of your market by giving them opportunities exclusive to their communications channel. izmantot soci?los

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing by Tamar Weinberg on April 8, 2010 Share Even though social media isn’t new to many of us, the world is waking up to this new shiny toy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t shy away from giving your community the information needed to find you elsewhere both online and offline. Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral). Give them a reason to want to communicate.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on April 14, 2010 Share For most, social media is new and fun. When dealing with emotions, psychology, anthropology, sociology, among other disciplines, you’re bound to make “mistakes&# as you attempt to understand demographics and communities and learn about who will be receptive to what.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Social media marketing is a tremendous challenge, especially now that the market has become saturated with experts who clearly think that bringing their Digg front page success means that they’ve just launched a successful consulting business and can immediately sell their services to the highest (lowest?) Much like SEO.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 10, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on June 10, 2010 Share I started blogging at age 20. Some even boast high rankings and good sized communities. It took me 6 months to acquire a good amount of traffic and cultivate a community on my blog and the same goes for any new blogger. Thank you very much Tamar for introducing them to the blogosphere!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > How to Get an Influencer’s Attention How to Get an Influencer’s Attention by Tamar Weinberg on March 24, 2010 Share Influence is everywhere, but it’s up to you to spot it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing , Social Media > Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content by Tamar Weinberg on October 29, 2007 Share As many of us alluded to earlier this month at SMX Social Media , viral content is king.

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JULY 7, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on July 7, 2010 Share Over the past two years or so, social media’s increased popularity has really done something for those assuming that it’s all a “get rich quick&# opportunity. The success of a social media marketing campaign strongly revolves around engagement.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > An Open Letter to Facebook An Open Letter to Facebook by Tamar Weinberg on April 28, 2010 Share I started this letter before f8, so for the record, it’s not about anything new. Where Did My Facebook Page Go?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

As domain names and web hosting got cheaper and cheaper, it was easy for individuals to build communities that they loved and that would help like-minded folks meet each other. It’s not advisable for a company to promote a video campaign with a video that shows a typo in the company’s URL. I hate that.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Keep well, Tamar! Reply Tamar Weinberg October 22, 2009 at 11:10 am Yup Glen – some companies will be happy to broadcast. Reply Dror Zaifman October 23, 2009 at 4:44 am Frankly Tamar I believe this is the same type of policy that is rooted within Apple’s culture. What about keeping their current customers happy?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. Digg is the social media network of tech geeks, and the Digg statistics should not be too surprising: 39% of Diggers publish their own blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

In fact, in a test a colleague of mine ran with sponsored advertisements, the incentive-based campaign was much more successful than the original information-only campaign. I know everyone does it a bit differently… Reply Tamar Weinberg July 29, 2010 at 9:16 am And another amen! Leaders are accessible.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Users submit timely news articles to Sphinn, and the community votes up the best stories to appear on the front page. SEOmoz PRO : SEOmoz PRO features a rich library of informative guides, a myriad of tools, and a strong active and close-knit community. We’d exchange greetings when we passed in the dormitory hallways.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. This task can be delegated to a community manager who corresponds directly with the evangelists and distributes the special perks. With permission, I am publishing the unedited version here.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. And like last year, I have a gift for you. Every year, I read hundreds (thousands?) Read this Mashable guide.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on July 8, 2008 Share With many individuals finding great success with social media (and as an aside, a basic understanding of search engine optimization ), they immediately consider themselves social media marketers and consultants (as well as seasoned SEOs) and offer to sell their promotional services.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

Well, for one, social media users — that is, users on social news sites such as Digg, Mixx, Reddit — are not particularly enthusiastic about the proliferation of marketers in their community. Reaching out to bloggers and online communities, it hit both the NY Times and Wall Street Journal in the first week of publication.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2008

Weezer shows that they understand the community of addicted internet users. Reply Tamar Weinberg May 30, 2008 at 2:28 am So I asked Mihai what he meant, and he said that he’s seen a collection of memes on the Internet before. Reply Tamar Weinberg May 30, 2008 at 2:59 pm You sure, Ben? I just got to it without a problem.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on December 19, 2007 Share How do you leverage different social networks? I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). I couldn’t help it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on March 12, 2009 Share My husband Brian , who knows firsthand how much I eat, drink, and sleep social media, pointed me to an interesting critique by ExpertCruiser on a 2007 social media marketing campaign by Royal Caribbean.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2010

You can get your audience involved in anything from campaign creation to charitable causes. Have customers submit their own online videos or commercials for your products as a part of a contest, directly involving them in creating your next ad campaign. Solicit direct donations or petition signatures. Go Offline. Like this post?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

An Interview with Language Trainers, Creators of the Accent Game by Tamar Weinberg on July 29, 2008 Share If you haven’t yet seen the Language Trainers Accent Game , it has won the “best viral marketing strategy of 2008″ (in my eyes). Tamar : What does your company do? Tamar : What inspired you to do the accent game?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Keep the good stuff comin’, Tamar. Reply Todd Defren February 10, 2010 at 10:18 am Great stuff, Tamar. Reply Tamar Weinberg February 10, 2010 at 10:48 am Susan, absolutely! Reply Tamar Weinberg February 10, 2010 at 11:38 am Kay, it’s not just small presses, surprisingly. Don’t argue the point.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on February 22, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Pierre Far, who recently launched a very cool program called Social Alerter which notifies you as soon as your website has a solid chance of hitting the Digg or del.icio.us Not just being talked about but be an active voice in the community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Personal > Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco by Tamar Weinberg on February 6, 2008 Share Awhile ago, I used Twitter to talk about one of my favorite cold remedy vitamins, Airborne.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Every time I tell someone I’m a Community Manager , I get a varied response. &# That last one might be the most honest of the three, since asking a Community Manager whether they tweet for a living is like asking a construction worker if they cat-call for a living, or a doctor if he asks people to say “ah!&# for a living.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

As many of you know, I have an annual tradition of giving back to the community on my birthday, which is why this year is no different. Since I can’t read everything written by the Internet Marketing community, I ask my Twitter and Facebook followers for their own recommendations. Community Management/Engagement.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

As part of the Don’t Just Give a Gift, Grant a Wish campaign by the Sears department store, I had the opportunity to participate in a shopping spree to help me or someone else realize our dreams. As a blogger, you have the potential to reach a tremendous audience. You can do something else entirely. Use Twitter!

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Viper Chill

APRIL 26, 2010

For example, you might not know that I helped one newspaper go from a limited social media presence to helping them hit the Digg homepage over 40 times. The 9 awesome people that have helped me here are: Tamar Weinberg , Neil Patel , Lee Odden , Neal Rodriguez , Brent Csutoras , Jason Falls , Skellie , Lisa Barone and Michael Martine.

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Viper Chill

MAY 17, 2010

There are a lot of people I’ve created what I like to think of as strong connections with online such as Pat , Tamar and one of my best friends, Diggy. Similar to how I believe the connection between JD and Trent formed, I actually had no conscious aim to form connections with Tamar or Pat. Thank you for all your great articles.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Todd Heim supplies a helpful guide to best practices for building a following on and generating traffic from social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, Mixx and Propeller. 25 Characteristics of Highly Effective Social Media Campaigns by Social Media Today. You need help from the power users in that community.

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